A scoping literature review of pharmacy-based opioid misuse screening and brief interventions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although prescription opioid dispensing rates have continued to decrease, overdose deaths involving prescription opioids have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Screening and brief interventions (SBI) are an effective prevention strategy to identify and address opioid misuse and safety risks. Emerging literature on pharmacy-based SBI needs to be systematically appraised to develop robust interventions.

Objective

Our objective was to conduct a scoping review of the literature regarding pharmacy-based opioid misuse SBI to identify relevant literature that explore the topic, evaluate the patient-centeredness of included studies, and explore the use of dissemination and implementation science in the literature.

Methods

The review was conducted according to

SUBMITTER: Rao D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10186861 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature